Tiradentes
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Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes, was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Portug
Tiradentes by Alfredo Roque Gameiro (1899). No contemporary portraits or physical descriptions of Tiradentes are known
Ruins of the Fazenda do Pombal, in the present municipality of Ritápolis
Tiradentes in uniform of alferes, by José Wasth Rodrigues (1940)
Sentence pronounced against Tiradentes, 1792
Inconfidência Mineira
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The Inconfidência Mineira was an unsuccessful separatist movement in Colonial Brazil in 1789. It was the result of a confluence of external and internal causes. The external inspiration was the indepe
Tiradentes
…November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (pronounced ), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Portuguese rule and the creation of a republic. When the conspirators plot was uncovered by authorities, Tiradentes…
The conspirators' flag, by Carlos Oswald
Response of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes, to the commutation of the rebels' punishment
Figueiredo MHN Tiradentes
Tiradentes quartered by Pedro Américo 1893